Meanings
verbrub away (third-person singular simple present rubs away, present participle rubbing away, simple past and past participle rubbed away)
present singular third person rubs away · participle present rubbing away · participle past rubbed away · past rubbed away
- figurativelyTo gradually cause to disappear
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APA
rub away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rub%20away
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“rub away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rub%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rub away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rub%20away.
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